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Relationship between phenotype, carcass characteristics and the incidence of dark cutting in heifers.
Meat science - 1 Nov 2016
Mahmood S, Basarab J A, Dixon W T, Bruce H L
Abstract excerpt
Previous research has suggested that cattle predisposed to dark cutting can be identified from live animal or carcass characteristics. This hypothesis was tested using production and phenotype data from an existing data set collected from heifers (n=467) on study at three farms. Carcasses in the data set graded Canada AAA (n=136), AA (n=296), A (n=14), and B4 (dark cutting, n=21). Farm was identified as...
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